The leading Australian practice has come out on top for ‘Elderly Living’ in the latest World Architecture 100 survey by UK magazine Building Design.

The firm also featured in the survey’s ‘Ones to Watch’ category for 2018.

ThomsonAdsett has completed over 2,000 aged care project commissions over 30 years. The firm is led by Chris Straw and David Lane.

The survey, which covers over 1,400 practices around the world, ranks firms by fees and the number of architects they employ.

Overall, ThomsonAdsett ranked 102nd in the world and sixth in Australia with 90 architects on its books.

Who came out on top? America’s Gensler employed 2,570 architects and took in fee incomes of $1B to $1.5B last year, followed by Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei with 1,796 architects and $500M to $599M in fees.

Pictured: ThomsonAdsett’s recently completed Shuangqiao Golden Heights Seniors Home in Beijing, China.